Lincoln manager Danny Cowley admits his team will have to be "geared up" for the challenge of facing Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, but he is ready to embrace it.
The Gunners came through a testing fifth-round tie at fellow Vanarama National League side Sutton on Monday night.
Arsenal ran out 2-0 winners on the artificial pitch at Ganger Green Lane where Theo Walcott scored his 100th goal for the Premier League club.
Lincoln have produced shock results through the tournament, knocking out Sky Bet Championship side Ipswich after a replay and then beating Burnley 1-0 away at Turf Moor with a late goal from defender Sean Raggett.
Cowley, though, accepts there are no words to describe what next awaits the National League leaders when they head to the 60,000-seater venue next month to take on Arsene Wenger's star-studded squad.
"I have run out of analogies. We are going to the Emirates in the sixth round of the FA Cup to play Arsenal. That says it all," Cowley told the Lincolnshire Echo.
"It is a brilliant opportunity, a great tie and one we will really look forward to.
"We will learn a lot about ourselves on the back of that game.
"We are going to look forward to going to the Emirates and we will put a game plan together.
"They move the ball pretty quickly through the thirds, so we are going to have to be geared up for that, but we are going to embrace it and enjoy it.
"Whatever happens now, it has been a great journey for everyone associated with the club."
Lincoln are set to be back in action on Tuesday night when the Imps continue their promotion push away at bottom club North Ferriby and they will then meet Boreham Wood in the quarter-finals of the FA Trophy.
Cowley added: "If it is not hard enough to go to Arsenal, we have got to play five games in the lead-up, but it is going to be brilliant.
"It will be a great occasion when it comes around, although we have drawn a line under it for the time being.
"Our total focus now is on North Ferriby which is going to be a huge examination of our mental strength."
Source: PA
